Pocono memories: Yesterdays Photo 775

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Nov 25, 2012 at 12:01 AM

In 1957, the local newspaper — The Daily Record — moved to its new plant at 511 Lenox St., Stroudsburg, relocating from Seventh Street. The building was "durably constructed because, if a newspaper is to wield a stable influence upon the community in which it exists, it must become one of the rocks upon which that community is founded," a brochure from the time revealed.

In 1957, the local newspaper — The Daily Record — moved to its new plant at 511 Lenox St., Stroudsburg, relocating from Seventh Street. The building was "durably constructed because, if a newspaper is to wield a stable influence upon the community in which it exists, it must become one of the rocks upon which that community is founded," a brochure from the time revealed.

The building must have been "durably constructed." The newspaper, now the Pocono Record, is still housed in the building.

Shown in the photo, which taken around the time of the move, is an unidentified Daily Record employee.

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